| Nic Name |
01-27-2002 06:27 PM |
Birthplace of American freedom
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In these days when cheap displays of patriotism abound - flags slapped on sweatshirts and flapping from cars, politicians attempting to justify all manner of odious activity by asserting that it is in the "national interest" - it's worth remembering what true patriotism once entailed: The men who gathered in Independence Hall could have been hanged for debating the Declaration of Independence.
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Few places in America pack as many historically evocative sites into as small an area as Philadelphia's waterfront district. |
